Letters to the Editor

Why This Empty Nester Still Gives to SVEF I’m still getting used to this “empty nester” description as we recently moved our youngest daughter into her new home, aka dorm. While our daughters have graduated from Scotts Valley High School, my husband and I are...

Winter for Felton Fire Board Last summer, I read in the Press Banner that Felton Fire was having serious challenges. I attended a community meeting at the Felton Community Center, along with more than 100 other residents. Craig Winter and Isaac Blum, who had recently...

Winter brings leadership to Fire Board race Some people lead by laughter, using humor to help us see things we had not noticed. Others lead by words, speaking truth so clearly it cannot be ignored, and pointing a way forward. Others lead by example, always...

USPS Plans Single Daily Pickup Regarding David Erickson’s letter in the Aug. 7 Press Banner (“Scotts Valley PO Mail Delays Draw Concern”): USPS is in the process of implementing a plan to eliminate all but one daily pickup (Monday through Saturday) from all post offices that...

Scotts Valley PO Mail Delays Draw Concern I am writing concerning service degradation at the Scotts Valley Post Office. We recently mailed two Priority Mail packages at the Post Office: May 26 and July 20, 2026. Each of these packages was scanned into the system at...

Blum’s Leadership Helped Secure Fire Assessment I would like to thank Interim Chief Isaac Blum for being such an inspiration to the volunteer firefighters, the FFPD Board and our whole community. In sharing his vision for the future of FFPD, he shared his own history of...

Every American Deserves Secure and Fair Elections On July 16, President Trump addressed the nation where he presented allegations of foreign election interference and influence in 2018’s midterms and 2020’s presidential elections. Every American, whether Republican, Democrat, Independent or otherwise, should be able to agree...

Keep ‘Felton’ in Felton Fire I admit I’d been debating regarding our Felton Fire proposal vote. I’d been reading the opponents’ reasoned arguments and realized some probably made sense. But then I remembered the Measure W vote in 2005 and quickly changed my mind. For the...

Protect Felton Emergency Services I live near downtown Felton and 24 years ago, while pregnant, I experienced a medical emergency early in the morning. My husband called 911 and while he was still on the phone with the dispatcher, he could hear the sirens coming....

Seek Facts Before Voting on Fire Measure As a resident and property owner in Felton Fire Protection District, I am concerned about the untruths, misconstrued information and out-of-date material being published in print and social media, and online, and via mail service about the proposed...